Sleep apnea a general picture

Nearly 30 million Mexicans are affected by sleep apnea, one of the most frequent disorders of the dream; It is associated with 98% of patients with excess weight, warned Matilde Valencia Flores, a...

Mexican Association of Gastroenterology celebrates 75 anniversary

In the commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Mexican Association of Gastroenterology, held at the General Hospital of Mexico on July 16. The Secretary of Health, José Ángel Córdoba Villalobos...

Benefits of prostheses

When a person has some physical disability, for certain circumstances, they often resort to the use of prostheses. The purpose of these, is to replace a part of the body that has been lost by an...

Type 2 diabetes grows in children

The diabetes mellitus type 2, which is usually associated with adults, is already present in children. In this regard, Sara Arellano, head of the Department of Endocrinology of the General Hospital...

Endoscopic capsule for colon cancer

The endoscopic colon capsule is an innovative instrument of millimeter size that allows to diagnose, in a precise way, diseases like Cancer, ulcers, diverticula Y polyps (injuries) in colon.This...

Multiple sclerosis and obesity in adolescents

There is some research that says that teenage girls obese have a higher risk of developing MS multiple sclerosis, compared to those that are not. According to an investigation in 238,371 women...

Lack of day and night can harm miners' health

The 33 Chilean miners trapped 700 meters underground, at the San José mine, they are still waiting to be rescued. The psychologist Alberto Iturra Benavides lives only 35 kilometers from the mine and...

Work of nurses

This day is celebrated the International Day of the Nurse, also called "White Angels" for social work and the importance they play in the world. However, this, like other careers, requires vocation...

Mexico number 1 in adult obesity

According to the study carried out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), entitled: "Obesity and the economy of prevention", in Mexico 30% of adults suffer obesity and...

OECD highlights Mexico's work against obesity

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) presented the report "Obesity and the economy of prevention", Which examines the characteristics of the growing global epidemic of...

Origin of vaccines

The discovery of the immunological mechanism of vaccination and the different ways of applying it are historically linked to the fight against smallpox.According to the WHO, the administration of a...

Cholera spreads to the Dominican Republic

The Florida Department of Epidemiology reported that they have a woman resident in Collier County who was infected for him anger at Haiti. Apparently, the woman traveled to that country to visit her...